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Roderick Morris Farb, better known as Rod, was born __________ in Mobile, Alabama. An avid underwater photographer and shipwreck researcher. He was also the author of the books Shipwrecks: Diving the Graveyard of the Atlantic and Guide to Shipwreck Diving: North Carolina.

Early Life

Career

Scuba Diving

Rod started his diving career ______ and continued on for _____ years. He had many different dives, but is most well known for The Farb Monitor Expedition

The Farb Monitor Expedition

June 1990: The first NOAA-permitted dives on the USS Monitor by private recreational divers. Rod was the first to dive the Monitor. Today, the remains of the USS Monitor rest on the ocean floor off North Carolina's Outer Banks, where the ship sank in a storm on December 31, 1862. Discovered in 1973, the Monitor wreck site was designated the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and is managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The purpose of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is to preserve the historic record of this significant vessel and to interpret her role in shaping US naval history. [1]

Photography

Filmography

Author

Death

References

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